ITV live event and experience at Lowry Outlet

Rufus Radcliffe, Chief Marketing Officer at ITV, said: “We are delighted to confirm the Lowry’s new Watergardens development in Manchester will become home to an exciting new leisure attraction, which is set to open next summer, with an ITV big brand experience at its heart.”

The project is part of a larger masterplan and £26 million regeneration of the Lowry Outlet, which will become a leading leisure and retail destination, with a waterslide dining concept also opening in 2020.

Planning was granted earlier this year, and work has already started on ‘The Watergardens’, which will turn the southern waterfront into a leisure destination with a restaurant terrace.

Jason Pullen, Managing Director of Lifestyle Outlets said: “Lifestyle Outlets are at the forefront of creating the next generation of outlets and this exciting partnership with ITV will reinforce our position of delivering leading retail and leisure destinations with immersive leisure attractions.”

Creating a leisure and retailtainment destination

Lifestyle Outlets offer experience-led retail, also known as retailtainment, at Gloucester Quays and Lowry Outlet. In 2018/19, the company reported more than 12 million visitors and a 10% growth in sales.